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. 2013 Oct 8;17(5):1003.
doi: 10.1186/cc12781.

Sleepless nights in the ICU: the awaken family

Matthieu Schmidt, Elie Azoulay
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Sleepless nights in the ICU: the awaken family

Matthieu Schmidt et al. Crit Care. .

Abstract

Having a loved-one in the ICU is a traumatic experience for family members that can lead to a cluster of psychological complications, recently defined as post-intensive care family syndrome. In a previous issue of Critical Care, Day and colleagues stressed the severe sleep disturbance and fatigue experienced by a majority of ICU patient family members. However, despite this burden being well characterised, the best preventive coping strategy remains undetermined.

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